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Probably a numpty question, but aren't they all when you're a newbie?
I'm making up some simple square section balusters from salvaged sections of old pine, and I want to put stopped chamfers on them. I've experimented using a 45deg chamfer bit in a router table, and the problem I get is a manky finish at the end of the cut. I've tried sliding the workpiece away horizontally, lifting it off the cutter, and backing up slightly before removing it, but I can't get a clean finish.
So, is it:
1 The bit - seems sharp but has been used on laminate faced ply.
2 My technique - what should I be doing?
3 Asking the impossible - there's no way to get a clean finish at the stop with a router.
I've got at least 50 spindles to make, so I don't fancy having to use a chisel to clean up 200 cuts..... :roll: Any help much appreciated.
I'm making up some simple square section balusters from salvaged sections of old pine, and I want to put stopped chamfers on them. I've experimented using a 45deg chamfer bit in a router table, and the problem I get is a manky finish at the end of the cut. I've tried sliding the workpiece away horizontally, lifting it off the cutter, and backing up slightly before removing it, but I can't get a clean finish.
So, is it:
1 The bit - seems sharp but has been used on laminate faced ply.
2 My technique - what should I be doing?
3 Asking the impossible - there's no way to get a clean finish at the stop with a router.
I've got at least 50 spindles to make, so I don't fancy having to use a chisel to clean up 200 cuts..... :roll: Any help much appreciated.